2013 USA Volleyball High Performance Programs
The information below is organized by LEVEL OF PROGRAM.
2013 Women’s Junior National Team and Girls’ Youth National Team
Age Groups: Junior and Youth
Number of Athletes: 12 per age group
2013 Location: Train domestically, Junior – Czech Republic, Youth - Thailand
Length of Program: Varies, typically 20 – 30 days
Cost: No charge, USAV covers all costs
The Junior and Youth National Teams are the highest level of programming in their respective age groups and will represent the United States at the FIVB World Championships this summer. Both teams will train for a number of days in the United States and then travel to the country hosting the FIVB World Championship for their age group competition. These athletes have the longest and most significant time commitment of all programs, however USA Volleyball covers all associated costs for these programs.
USA Junior A1 International Training Team Program
Age Group: Junior
Number of Athletes: 12
2013 Location: Pula, Croatia
Length of Program: 10 days
Cost: $1900, plus travel to Venice, Italy
These athletes will be selected from tryouts to represent USA Volleyball in the European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia. This is a high level international tournament featuring Youth and Junior National Teams and high level club and professional teams from countries around the world. This group will meet in Venice, Italy and will train for 5 days with the Junior National Team of a country to be announced, then travel to Croatia for the competition. Athletes will have the opportunity to do some sightseeing in a number of European countries during the training, competition, and travel.
USA A1 National Training Team Program
Age Groups: Junior, Youth, and Select
Number of Athletes: 22 Junior, 33 Youth, 55 Select
2013 Location: USA High Performance Championships, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Length of Program: 10 days
Cost: $1250, plus travel to Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The A1 Program is the highest level of programming available to athletes in the Select age group and serves as the National Training Team Program for athletes in the Junior and Youth age groups. Athletes selected for this program are in strong contention for making a Youth or Junior National Team in the future. Participating athletes will train as a group for 5 days in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida before splitting into ability-tiered teams of 11 for the USA High Performance Championships immediately following training. Training is conducted by some of the top High Performance Pipeline Coaches in the country and features an intense international skill and system focus, including hands-on opponent scouting training. Teams are selected based on athlete performance during training.
The USA HP Championships is an international tournament hosted by USA Volleyball annually and features international teams from a myriad of countries plus Region High Performance teams from all over the United States. In the last two years, teams have come from Canada, Chile, China, Dominican Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, and Puerto Rico. USA A1 Teams typically “play up” an age group for this tournament; for instance the Select play in the Youth Division and the Youth play in the Junior Division. The USA HP Championships is frequented by many college coaches across the country, both on staff in the A1 Program, Continental Team Programs, and Region HP Programs, and by unaffiliated coaches attending to actively recruit at the tournament.
USA Future Select National Training Program
Age Group: Future Select
Number of Athletes: 96
2013 Location: United States Olympic Training Center, Edmond, OK
Length of Program: 5 days
Cost: $625, plus travel to Oklahoma City, OK
The Future Select National Training Program features the top athletes in the United States born in 2000 or later. This 5-day program features High Performance training geared for athletes who are working to climb the Pipeline as they move to the older age groups. Players are introduced to international volleyball concepts, and training is designed to help athletes appreciate the advantage that being an all-around player will give them as they progress not only through the HP Pipeline but as they are eventually recruited by colleges. In addition, players will be trained positionally based on the position in which they tried out. Located at the Olympic Training Center for USA Volleyball’s National Sitting Teams, players will also have the opportunity to experience the sitting game, lead by USA National Team coaches and players.
USAV Continental Team Program
Age Groups: Youth and Select, Junior offered in the first year (even years) of the cycle)
Number of Athletes: 33 per age group
2013 Location: USA High Performance Championships, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Length of Program: 10 days
Cost: $1250, plus travel to Ft. Lauderdale, FL
In 2012, 19 of the 40 USA Volleyball Regions sponsored Region High Performance Programs by sending at least one team to the USA High Performance Championships; however, that leaves 21 that did not. Athletes who come from regions that do not send a team in their age group or older to the USA HPC’s are eligible for the USAV Continental Team Program. Athletes who participate in a Continental Team Program will go through a parallel training and competition experience as the A1 Program, training for 5 days and then competing in the tournament in tiered 11 player teams. Continental Teams typically compete in their own age group division (Youth Teams compete in the Youth Division). USAV HP is aware of which Regions sponsor programs and know which athletes are eligible for programs when making program decisions.
USA National A2 Invitational Team Program
Age Groups: Youth and Select, Junior offered in first year (even years) of the cycle. Junior athletes still in high school may attend the Youth A2 Program by invitation.
Number of Athletes: 128 per age group
2013 Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Length of Program: 7 days
Cost: $900, plus travel to Colorado Springs, CO
The USA National A2 Invitational Team Program is USAV HP’s newest training program. As spaces in the A1 Program are extremely limited due to the relative small size of the USA HP Championships as a tournament, the A2 Program is designed to give more of the country’s top athletes the opportunity to work with top HP coaches at a competitive event. Players who participate in the program will train for 4 days as a group, training in all skills and focusing on position-specific areas each day. On the fifth day, players will be split into 16 tiered 8-player teams, in which they will train for a full day under international rules and learn opponent scouting. The final two days of the program feature an international-style tournament culminating in a tournament championship on the final day. Besides the High Performance Pipeline Coaches who are also college coaches working the A2 Program, coaches from across the country will be invited to watch the competition portion of the event this summer.
USA National A3 Training Program
Age Groups: Youth and Select
Number of Athletes: 64 Youth, 128 Select
2013 Locations: Colorado Springs, CO and Las Vegas, NV
Length of Program: 5 days
Cost: $625, plus travel to location
The USA National A3 Training Program is a traditional USAV HP Training Program, consisting of 5 days of training and a round-robin international-style tournament. Players are introduced to international skills and systems as developed by our USA National Team coaching staff. As with all HP Programs, coaches for the National A3 Training Program come from the USA HP Coaching Pipeline. Athletes who are offered a spot in the USA National A3 Training Program will have the opportunity to choose the location and dates that work best for their family.
USA Select National Skills Program
Age Groups: Select only
Number of Athletes: 64
2013 Locations: Grand Rapids, MI and Ft. Lauderdale-Davie, FL
Length of Program: 4 days
Cost: $500, plus travel to location
The USA Select National Skills Program is another new addition to the 2013 USAV High Performance training programs. This 4-day program is a skill-intensive training experience, focusing on giving athletes a high level of game-like repetitions with feedback from High Performance Pipeline Coaches. Players will be trained in all skills and will spend a portion of each session working on skills pertinent to the position in which they tried out. Players in this program will be introduced to international volleyball concepts and will learn how to apply these to domestic game situations. Athletes who are offered a spot in the USA Select National Skills Program will have the opportunity to choose the location and dates that work best for their family.
USA National Holiday Camp Program
Age Groups: Select and Youth
Number of Athletes: 48 per age group
2013 Location: United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO
Length of Program: 5 days
Cost: $625, plus travel to Colorado Springs, CO
USA National Holiday Camp Programs are invitation-only and are offered to the top 48 players in the country in their respective age groups. Players are selected based on their performance in the previous summer’s HP Tryouts and Programs as indicated by their evaluations by our High Performance Pipeline Coaches. Invitations for Holiday Camp are typically offered by e-mail in the months of September and October of each year. Holiday Camp runs December 26 – 30 each year at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO and features some of USA Volleyball HP’s top Pipeline Coaches.